Running head: REFLECTION ON LESSON DELIVERY 1

Reflection on Lesson Delivery

Geraldine Odiakosa

UCR Extension

Foundations of TESOL

October 26, 2018

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Reflection on Lesson Delivery

October 20, 2018 was the first time I delivered a lesson. The class was an ESL beginner

course and the age group was 6-8 years old. The topic was “Describing people” and students

would use adjectives to describe animals, people, family and friends. Overall I believe the

demonstration went well, however there areas that need improvement. Using the reflective

teaching approach, I will discuss areas that need improvement and those areas of strength.

To reflect on the surface, in regards to the warm up, I think I did well in choosing a

question that 6-8 years olds would relate to: “What is your favorite animal”? I did not have the

PowerPoint available for my lesson to display, however I did have pictures of animals to show to

the students. There were three pictures to one 8x11 inch sheet of paper and making the pictures

larger would have been easier for the students to see. To include bodily-kinetics into the warm up,

students could have acted out their favorite animal. This would have gotten the students out of their

chairs and created excitement in preparation of the lesson. Another idea would be to talk about a

local animal park or zoo. I believe I gave enough time for the “connect-the- dot” activity. I walked

around the room to check students work and give approximately 3-4 minutes to complete the

activity. There were two students who were not finished at the 4 minute mark, however, it was

necessary to continue with the lesson to keep on time.

For pedagogical reflection in regards to the lesson, I used a student-centered approach. I

encouraged the students to respond to question and fill in the blanks by remaining quiet until they

responded. This is a good tactic because it allows the students to think about what to say instead of

the teacher feeding them the information. It was understood that the students knew the names of

colors and were able recognizable. I used the prior knowledge of colors to help illustrate that the

stick figure on the board was tall. To add an activity, students could be placed to get into pairs and
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talk about a friend, mom, dad, brother or sister and talk about what they like about them. This

would have made the lesson more meaningful to the students.

To reflect critically, I tried to pick students to speak who I had a hard time hearing. There

were students who spoke more often and louder than other students. It is important to give students

who may be shy a chance to participate in the class. I made sure to pan the room to see if all the

students were responding to my prompting to speak. The lesson of “Describing People” would be

useful for the students in everyday life. The students would be able to describe people, places, and

things they have seen before to others.